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Research article Journal of Oral & Dental Health

Evaluation of Anti-Cariogenic Properties among Four Types of Glass Ionomer Cements


Ahmed Mohammed El-Marakby1*, Sara Abdulrahman Alfawaz2, Sultan Ali Alanazi3 and Khalid Tawfik A.
Alduaiji4
1
Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dental
Sciences, Al-Farabi colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Lecturer in Corresponding author
*

Operative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar Ahmed Mohammed El-Marakby, Assistant Professor in the
University, Assiut branch, Egypt. Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, Al-Farabi colleges,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Lecturer in Operative Dentistry
Dental internship, Al-Farabi colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2
Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar University, Assiut
branch, Egypt, E-mail: drahmedmarakby@yahoo.com.
Dental internship, Al-Farabi colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
3

Submitted: 10 May 2017; Accepted: 16 May 2017; Published: 19 May 2017


Dental internship, Al-Farabi colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-cariogenic property (Fluoride ion release and its antibacterial
properties) among four types of glass ionomer cements used as a permanent filling of caries cavities.

Materials and Methods: Four types of glass ionomer cements were used in this study [1]. Fuji IX (GC, Japan);
Conventional glass-ionomer cement, Fuji II LC (GC, Japan); Resin-modified glassionomer cement (RMGIC), Dyract AP
(Dentsply, Konstanz, Germany); Polyacid-modified composite resin (compomer) and Ketac N100 (3M ESPE St. Paul,
MN, USA); Nano-filled resin-modified GIC [2-4]. The antibacterial activity of each material was evaluated against the
Streptococcus mutans after day 2,7,14 and 30.

Results: All types of GIC restorative materials developed antibacterial activity but decreased depending increased the
tested time.

Conclusion: The best one developed antibacterial activity was Fuji IX (GC, Japan); Conventional glass-ionomer cement
followed by Ketac N100 (3M ESPE St. Paul, MN, USA); Nano-filled resin-modified GIC while the least one was Dyract
AP (Dentsply, Konstanz, Germany); Polyacid-modified composite resin (compomer).

Keywords: Resin modified glass ionome, Compomer, Nanoionomer, between the tooth and the filling may result in secondary caries
Streptococcus mutans. [9]. Thus, antibacterial action is a desired feature of materials used
for dental filling.
Introduction
Dental caries process mostly started with infection by cariogenic Modern materials are typically designed to be resistant to secondary
bacteria, leading to acid production as a result of the bacterial caries and to micro-leakage at the edges, properties they possess
carbohydrates metabolism within the oral biofilm. Lactic on account of their ability to release fluoride and to be bonded to
acid which is the main acid of metabolism, attack the mineral the prepared tooth surface. Margins of restorations are of particular
components of the tooth, leading to a process of demineralization, importance, and lack of integrity of these may significantly
with subsequent degeneration of the organic component and finally increase the risk of secondary caries [10-13]. Secondary caries is,
a cavity is formed within the tooth [1]. Before the development of in fact, the most frequent indication for replacement of all types of
the cavity, a carious lesion looks like a white spot with a relatively restoration and the limited durability of dental restorations means
intact, mineral-rich, but porous surface. It covers a subsurface area that some patients are in continuous restorative cycles that result
with a reduced mineral content [2]. Although it is known that acido- in larger and larger restorations and more complex therapeutic
genic bacteria play a key role in the development of dental caries measures [10, 14].
[3-4]. However, various therapeutic procedures for the treatment
of dental cavities do not always eliminate all microorganisms from Many new filling materials, characterized by the release of fluoride
the caries focus [5-8]. The presence of bacteria in dental tissue left (F) ions, were developed in the last decade as a means of protection
behind or bacterial invasion through a micro-leakage developing against recurrent caries, Of these, the most important are the glass-

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ionomer cements and their hybrids (resin-modified glass-ionomer [4] Ketac N100 (3M ESPE St. Paul, MN, USA); Nano-filled resin-
cements and polyacid-modified composite resins; so-called modified GIC
“compomers” in addition to newly nano-ionomer derivatives). Restorative materials used in this study are shown in table 1. The
By releasing fluoride, these materials offer protection to the hard antibacterial activity of each material was evaluated against the
dental tissues and the surrounding micro-environment [15, 16, and Streptococcus mutans (ATCC#35657) this study followed the
17]. methodology of the study of Elaheh V.D. et al [31].

There are a number of mechanisms by which release of fluoride Preparation of glass ionomer samples
protects the teeth. First, the presence of small amounts of fluoride Six wells (7 mm diameter and 3 mm thickness) were punched in
in the saliva reduces the solubility of the mineral phase of the tooth the Muller-Hilton agar plates and filled with the four types of GIC
mineral. Second, fluoride incorporated into the mineral phase leads restorative materials. A uniform surface was achieved by using a
to the formation of a thin layer of flour-apatite, which is less soluble small flat-ended dental instrument, such as a dental spatula. The
even at low values of pH than hydroxyapatite. Third, fluoride may material was allowed to set in accordance with the manufacturer’s
interfere with the metabolism of cariogenic bacteria by inhibiting recommendation either by chemical cure (acid base reaction) as in
essential enzyme-mediated processes. All of these mechanisms conventional GIC (Fuji IX) or by light cured or both methods as
shift the demineralization/remineralization equilibrium back in in other three types.
favour of remineralization [18, 19].
Table 1: Restorative materials used in this study.
Glass-ionomers, for example, have been reported to contribute to Material Type Manufacturer
the remineralization on incipient enamel lesions in vitro [20]. Such
Fuji IX Conventional GC, Japan
studies on the effects of fluoride on dentine reveal that low fluoride glass-ionomer cement
concentrations may lead to hypermineralization of dentine [21,
22]. In fact, the choice of the restorative material can be crucial in Fuji II LC Resin-modified GC, Japan
determining whether demineralization or remineralization occurs glass-ionomer cement
(RMGIC)
in the dentine tissue surrounding a restoration. Incipient caries
like lesions under glass-ionomer restorations have been found
to remineralize and even to hypermineralize, whereas amalgam Dyract AP Polyacid-modified Dentsply,
composite resin (compomer) Konstanz,
and composite restorations have been shown to be predominantly
Germany
associated with further remineralization of the specimens [19].
The distinct zone of interaction found between the glassionomer
cement and hard dental tissues contributes to the adhesion Ketac N100 Nano-filled 3M ESPE St. Paul, MN, USA
resin-modified GIC
and high resistance to microleakage of glass-ionomer cements
restorations.According to the opinion of many authors, F ions may
be responsible for the anti-microorganism action of these materials Antibacterial activity test
[23-27]. Bacterial strain from stock cultures was cultivated in Brain Heart
Infusion broth (Difco, Detroit, USA) at 37°C, for 24 h. The top 4 mL
Some methods have been suggested for testing the antimicrobial of the resulting undisturbed bacterial cultures were transferred to new
effect of dental materials. The most frequently employed test tubes and centrifuged for 10 min at 3, 2 gravity. The resulting
methods are those based on direct contact test (DCT) [28, 29]. supernatant was discarded and the bacteria was resuspended in 5
The direct contact test is a relatively new method that provides ml of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) with a pH of 7.5 (Sigma-
the information on the bacterial viability and growth rate and Aldrich, St. Louis) and mixed gently by vortexing for 10 sec. We
quantitatively measures the effect of direct and close contact used DCT to test the antibacterial properties and anti-cariogenic
between the microorganisms and the tested materials, regardless effect of the different types of GIC. The antimicrobial susceptibility
of the solubility and diffusibility of their components. The growth profiles were determined by disk diffusion agar method according
inhibitory effect of GIC is considered beneficial in preventing to CLSI M100-S12 protocols (2005). In each sterilized Petri dish
bacterial colonization. In addition, the antibacterial activity, during (20100 mm), a base layer containing 15 mL of blood agar mixed
the time, assumes clinical relevance [30]. with 100 μl of inoculum was prepared. After the solidification of
culture medium, wells measuring 7 mm in diameter were made in
The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-cariogenic property each plate and the testing materials were transferred to wells. Two
(Fluoride ion release and its antibacterial properties) among four wells were served as the positive control without the four tested
types of glass ionomer cements used as a permanent filling of GIC restorative materials. Plates were incubated at 37°C for 48 h
caries cavities. and after that, diameters of zones of inhibition produced around
the specimens were measured at three different points. The size of
Materials & Method inhibition zones was calculated through subtracting the diameter of
Four types of glass ionomer cements were used in this study. specimen (7 mm) from the average of three measurements of the
[1] Fuji IX (GC, Japan); Conventional glass-ionomer cement halo. All measurements were performed twice by the same blinded
[2] Fuji II LC (GC, Japan); Resin-modified glass ionomer cement operator. Antibacterial tests were repeated 5 times to confirm the
(RMGIC) homogeneity of the results. Moreover, diameters of zones of
[3] Dyract AP (Dentsply, Konstanz, Germany); Polyacid-modified inhibition produced around specimens were measured after the re-
composite resin (compomer) incubation of plates at 37°C for 5 days.

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Statistical analysis many patients do not take care of their oral hygiene perfectly.
The mean diameter of inhibition zone values for each material Consequently, antibacterial properties of permanent restorative
was used for statistical analysis by using General Linear Models materials are desirable. Conventional glass ionomer presents
to compare the inhibition zones of bacteria around each GIC approving and essential properties such as biocompatibility to
restorative material. Tukey’s studentized post-hoc tests were dental pulp, ability of chemical bonding to enamel and dentin and
performed to identify the differences among the GIC restorative fluoride releasing, which can play an important role in the inhibition
materials, the level of significance set at p < 0.001. A Tukey’s of bacteria growth and caries progression [34-37]. Different in-
complementary test was also used to determine if there was a vitro methods have been used to study the antibacterial activity
significant difference between the inhibitory effects of 2,7,14 and of dental materials. Boeckh et al. throughout their experiments
30 days specimens (p < 0.001). using strains of S. mutans, showed the important role of this
microorganism in caries etiology [33]. The methodology applied
Results in this research was based on DCT to verify the inhibition zone
The mean values and standard deviations of the inhibition zones for of materials evaluated and focused on the standardization of the
each material according to the bacteria strain, at different days, are experimental conditions, in particular in relation to the specimens’
shown in Table 2. There was a significant difference between the dimensions and microorganism suspension. According to the
types of GIC restorative materials according to time of evaluation results, all glass ionomer restorative materials evaluated the
2,7,14 and 30 days and the antibacterial activity decreased by time inhibited bacterial growth, but with differences according to the
to reach the lowest level at day 30 as seen in (bar chart 1). The material. The differences in growth inhibition between these
antibacterial property of Fuji IX (conventional glass ionomer) restorative materials may be related to their inherent potency
was the highest among all other types in all tested days with a and to different compositions [32]. Yap and others reported that
statistical significant difference (p < 0.001). A reduction in the there was no antibacterial activity despite the presence of fluoride
measured inhibition zones was observed in all samples after the in the agar around the set materials [38]. We found that all four
day 7 towards day 14 and day 30 that was not significant in both GICs almost inhibited the growth of S. mutants in the day 2. This
Fuji IX (conventional glass ionomer) and Ketac N100 (Nano-filled effect lasted for at least one week. The most credible cause of
resin-modified GIC), but significant with Dyract AP (compomer) the reduced bacterial growth after direct contact with the GIC is
and Fuji II LC (Resin-modified glass-ionomer cement(RMGIC). fluoride release from this material combined with a pH fall around
the material as described elsewhere [39-40]. The concentration
Table 2: The mean values and standard deviations of the inhibition of fluoride in a specific dental material does not reflect its rate
zones for each material. of release. In consequence, the antibacterial properties of glass
S. mutans (inhibition zones) ionomer restorative materials are different from one material to
another. From a clinical point of view, the fluoride release of the
Materials GICs may drop significantly with long-term usage as reported in
Day 2 Day 7 Day 14 Day 30 other studies [41-42]. Our information recommends that further
Fuji IX 22.80 ± 1.30 21.20 ± 1.30 20.10 ± 1.09 19.88 ± 0.09 studies are required to examine the levels of fluoride release and
the effects of GICs on complex biofilms. In the present study, we
Fuji II LC 14.0 ± 0.70 13.40 ± 0.54 11.30 ± 0.79 9.17 ± 0.71
observed that the conventional glass ionomer cements (Fuji IX) had
Dyract AP 12.40 ± 0.54 11.0 ± 0.70 9.20 ± 0.34 5.11 ± 0.21 significantly more antibacterial effect in comparison to other types
Ketac N100 15.33 ± 1.11 14.32 ± 0.75 12.67 ± 0.88 11.39 ± 0.44 of GIC restorative materials. Other studies have also reported the
most antibacterial properties of GICs between different restorative
materials [44-45]. This could be explained by the combined effect
Inhibitin zone in mm in relation to different tested time
of low pH of GICs and their fluoride-leaching capabilities [43]. In
all experiments, the antibacterial activity measured with Fuji IX
(conventional glass ionomer) and Ketac N100 (Nano-filled resin-
modified GIC) greater than that of Dyract AP (compomer) and Fuji
II LC (Resin-modified glass-ionomer cement (RMGIC). which is
estimated to be correlated with the higher fluoride release rates
observed with the formers.

Results revealed that Dyract AP (compomer) was the least type in


antimicrobial activity. Dyract AP is a polyacid-modified composite
(compomer), which has strontium aluminium fluoride silicate
glass and strontium fluoride embedded in 1, 6 bis (methacryloxy-
2-ethoxycarbonylamino)-2, 4, 4-trimethylhexane (UDMA) [26,
46, 48]. As far as compomers are concerned, light polymerization
Bar chart 1: showing the mean values and standard deviations of results in resin binding, and, despite acid-base reactions
the inhibition zones for each material. proceeding inside the material, F release is slower [25, 26, 33, 46,
48]. According to some authors, the level of F release depends on
Discussion possibilities for its diffusion outside and not on its concentration
Prevention of secondary caries around existence restorative in the material [23, 25, 26, and 46]. This property is related to the
material is reliant on the patient control of dental plaque. However, hydrophilicity of the material because F ions are released from
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